If he didn't talk politics, I'd have less respect for him. If he gave
a "Rah-rah! The Iraq War is Great!" speech, you'd love it.
On Oct 6, 2008, at 4:24 PM, arcman210 wrote:
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sandpiper15" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "arcman210" <acme87rangers@>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I paid to go see him perform his music, not lecture me on
> > > how to vote.
> >
> > You can still wield the power of the purse, no? If you know going in
> > that there's a good chance Bruce might spend a significant
> portion of
> > the show talking politics, and you don't want to hear that, why buy
> the
> > ticket? Imagine how many early Lenny Bruce fans stopped paying to
> see
> > his gigs becuase he spent most of his later shows reading court
> > transcripts instead of telling jokes.
> >
>
> I still want to see him perform, and I'll go see the show
> regardless of
> whether or not he talks politics... and still enjoy most of it. But
> when he starts ranting about politics, I would have more respect for
> him as a person if he respected the fact that all people don't have
> the
> same opinions as he does.
>
>
>
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